Article Author: Festival celebrates country’s rich heritage
Media Source: The Express Tribune (Pakistan)
Date: 23 October 2017
Last weekend, a 2-day conference organised by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and British Council took place in Karachi under the title “Heritage Now”. The primary objective of the festival was to facilitate a public dialogue on the importance of heritage, activate the audience to engage with museums, historical s
Last weekend, a 2-day conference organised by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and British Council took place in Karachi under the title “Heritage Now”. The primary objective of the festival was to facilitate a public dialogue on the importance of heritage, activate the audience to engage with museums, historical sites and intangible heritage of Pakistan. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture Pakistan CEO, Salman Beg, said that the festival brought out amazing display of rich and important historical features of our heritage. “It was conducive to provide the international delegates with a picture of what efforts AKTC and WCLA are jointly making in preserving the heritage."